Kennebunk Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be real about it. I’ve scanned the charts for our local stretch, and I gotta tell you, it’s a tough one. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple to get excited about. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a bust for paddle surfing.

Kennebunk Beach is the only break on the menu, and it’s a sheltered setup that’s not catching much of anything. The water is sitting at 65°, which is pretty much spot on for the time of year, nothing weird going on there.

We kick off Monday the 3rd with a bit of a pulse, but it’s a mess. A 5ft swell from the SSE is pushing through, but it’s got no guts—a weak 5-second period—and a 15 mph south wind is just tearing it up. The combined energy is a measly 97, so there’s just no power. It’s a write-off. By the afternoon, the wind picks up to 19 mph and the swell jumps to 8ft, but the period is still a short 8 seconds and the wind is cross-on. That’s lumpy, nasty, and too big for beginners. It looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The rest of the week is a slow bleed. Tuesday the 4th drops to 3ft, and the wind might ease, but it’s still cross-on and weak. Wednesday through to the following Monday, we’re talking ankle-biters. Swells are consistently under 2ft with periods of 4 to 8 seconds, so the energy is tiny—mostly in the single digits or low twenties. The wind is all over the place, but mostly cross-on or cross-shore, keeping things choppy and messy. There’s a moment on Tuesday the 11th where it goes glassy, but with only 0.7ft of swell, it’s flat as a pancake.

We get a few clean mornings around the 12th and 14th with light offshore winds, but the swell is still only 0.3ft to 1.0ft. You could paddle around on a log, but you won’t be catching anything. The long period swells (14 seconds) that show up on the 12th are just too small to do anything with.

The second week is more of the same. A few glassy moments on the 15th and 16th, but the swell is tiny. The 17th sees a little bump back to 2ft, but it’s short-period windswell from the SSW with a cross-on wind, so it’s junk.

Honestly, there’s nothing here to recommend. The consistency is poor, the energy is weak, and the winds are rarely on our side. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s just how it goes sometimes. Don’t hold your breath. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a no-go.

Rusty.

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